TONS of rain is not always good for everyone

[ohio]

I was able to get the day off yesterday so a buddy and I drove WAY down into southern KY to look at some of his sites. I had never been there before so I really did not know what to expect. One field in particular was situated on a large stream. The stream had risen so high that it COMPLETELY enveloped the field in several feet of water. The water had since dropped. Every bit of top soil in the whole field was gone down the hardpan of brownish red clay. Flint lay stacked in pockets in the hardpan. It was like hunting for Easter Eggs. I literally filled my pockets with broken points. I managed to find six or seven complete points with four of them being quite nice (I found so much stuff that I do not even remember what I found as I would pick them up and put them in my pocket quickly in order to back to business, and have not looked at them since I got home). One point in particular resembles a Beaver Lake (and very well may be but, could also be a large brewerton). This all happened in about twenty or thirty minutes. One pocket in the clay would often have a point and two broken points along with a five or six flint flakes.

I guess my point is that........all the while, although having the time of my life, I could not help but think of misfortune of the unlucky farmer. His field was destroyed. I am not sure if he was insured for such things, I seriously doubt it. The field will be useless unless dirt is brought in and spread out upon it. I could not help but think about how such a great day for me resulted from such a trajedy for the farmer.

I promise to post some pics of my finds as soon as I take them. My digital camera needs to be replaced and all I have is a Motorola Droid to take pics. I also hope to post some of my other recent finds including some very nice points and a pretty nice celt along with a few dozen other finds. Hope everyone came out ok in those rains.

Chuck

 

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[fyrffytr1]

I have family in Stanton, Ky. and they got hit pretty hard. There is a stream that runs out of the mountain behind them. It almost washed out the road they live on and it took their neighbors white rock driveway out. He just put it in two weeks ago and it is completely gone.
One good thing is that it most likely washed a ton of fossils out, so my brother will be busy for a while.

 

[The Grim Reaper]

Chuck, it sounds like you guys hit the motherload.

That same thing happened ti a site my brother was hunting back during the '97 floods. Brush Creek came up out of its banks and flowed right through this field and washed it down to the hardpan. My brother and a buddy of his were the first ones there after it happened and they found around 25 or 30 good points each and a ton of broken pieces. I went there a few days later with my brothers friend and we still find another 10 or 15 each. Unfortunately the farmer never plowed it again since there was no more topsoil on it.

I look forward to seeing your pictures.

 

[ohio]

Fyrffytr, that is a shame about their drive. What sort of fossils does your brother find? Does he find blastoids? I would love to see them.


Steve, yes sir it was something else. I did not want to leave. I swear I am going to get my act together and get some pics.

Chuck

 

[Th3rty7]

Sounds like the best hunting conditions ever. Congrats on that haul, looking foward to seeing some pics. I hit similar conditions one spring after heavy rains. The topsoil was stripped off the clay and there was flint in piles everywhere. Only problem was no more topsoil to search through the next year.

 

[Tnmountains]

Sometimes mother nature deals a hard hand with the rains. So much washes away. Once the soil or the artifact hits moving water its most likely gone forever. Look forward to you pics. That droid is 6 mega pix right? Cya.
TnMtns

 

[ohio]

TnMountains, the droid is at least five megepixels. It actually has a pretty great camera but, I need to wash the dirt off the points and take pics. I do not have access to the software that i used to use to resize pics so i will have to figure something else out once I have taken the pics. I promise to do it this week.

Chuck

 

[ruffneck]

Good creek bottom, or river bottom hardpan will till again, and be productive.
We do it all the time. Fertilizer is amazing! You'd be amazed at how deep some
bottom ground topsoil is. Looks like old tough clay, but there's good dirt there.